Film, Video Cherry Blossoms in Japanese Culture
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- Cherry Blossoms in Japanese Culture
- Summary
- This video explores Japan's centuries-old blossom viewing traditions. It is one in a series for the 2021 National Cherry Blossom Festival that highlights both historic and contemporary traditions of springtime flower viewing. The "Cherry Blossom Viewing Over the Centuries" series features three short films that showcase a stunning variety of artifacts from Library collections, including watercolor drawings, colorful woodblock prints, vintage photos and beautifully designed posters from Japanese and American artists. The programs were developed to support the Festival's 2021 efforts to "blossom safely," and can be enjoyed by viewers everywhere during the Festival and beyond.
- Event Date
- March 20, 2021
- Running Time
- 4 minutes 46 seconds
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